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New York Times, Tuesday, August 9, 1960

38-Across : Turn aside.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 31, Avg Word Len: 5.39, Missing: { J K V X Z }, Scrabble score: 279 (avg 1.44)
Open Squares: 76, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 2, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3, Grid flow: 31.0 Grid has double diagonal symmetry.
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© 1960, The New York TimesNo. 4,043
Across
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Deep ringing sound. : CLANG
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Draw. : ATTRACT
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Give copiously. : SHOWER
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Harbor without duties. : FREEPORT
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The taste. : PALATE
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The "All Quiet" man. : REMARQUE
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Co-fighter. : ALLY
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Be full to the top. : BRIM
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Rout out. : ROUST
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Born: Fr. : NEE
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Walrus. : SEACOW
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Holland: Abbr. : NETH
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Bind with leather. : STRAP
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Contemporary of Robespierre. : MARAT
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Join. : TIE
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Prepare for. : TRAIN
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Vegetarian, perhaps. : DIETER
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Lay down the law to. : DICTATE
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Turn aside. : DIGRESS
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Sufficient. : ENOUGH
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Up. : RISEN
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Rail stop: Abbr. : STA
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More miffed. : SORER
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French Moroccan capital. : RABAT
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Fur hide. : PELT
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Sharp-edged grasses. : SEDGES
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Inlet. : RIA
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Tracts. : AREAS
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Increased. : GREW
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Pointed end. : CUSP
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Lacking confidence. : INSECURE
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For a short time. : AWHILE
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Hermits by choice. : RECLUSES
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Alarm clock, for instance. : ROUSER
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Stanzas in sonnets. : SESTETS
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"And so ___," Pepys' sign-off. : TOBED
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Cottage in the Alps. : CHALET
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Sprawling recliner. : LOLLER
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On vacation. : AWAY
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Veil material. : NET
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Loonlike bird. : GREBE
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Continental on the road to independence. : AFRICAN
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Quake. : TREMOR
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Pro ___. : TEM
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Bring up. : REAR
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Pinafore. : APRON
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Pert flirt. : COQUETTE
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Certain prisoners. : TRUSTIES
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Handbreadths. : SPANS
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Ties to a post. : TETHERS
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Bast fiber plant. : RAMIE
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Chocks of wood. : SPRAGS
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Ravines in North Africa. : WADIS
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The farthest Aleutian. : ATTU
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Shere Khan's family. : TIGERS
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One of a fictional trio. : ATHOS
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German girl's name. : ERNA
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Slough of despond. : DESPAIR
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Hospital staff members. : INTERNES
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Merge. : COALESCE
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Sad song. : DIRGE
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Reparation. : REDRESS
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That might-have-been feeling. : REGRET
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Damage mark. : BRUISE
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Having between-seats passages. : AISLED
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Candle. : TAPER
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Chinese money units. : TAELS
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Gladstone's middle name. : EWART
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Rabbit tail. : SCUT
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Fresh-water fish. : CHUB
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Put to work. : USE
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Court. : WOO

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 2 debuted here and reused later, 4 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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